Preview（腕試し）

Yoshiki: I heard you almost you had a close shave on your bicycle the other day.

Ross: Yes--I was very lucky.

What happened to Ross?

A. He had an accident on his bicycle.

B. He almost had an accident on his bicycle.

C. He shaved his face while riding his bicycle.

Examples（例文）

A close shave is a situation in which something almost happens, but doesn't. It is usually used for negative events.

Sam had a close shave in his car last week. A big truck came within three meters of hitting his car on the expressway.

Joe is sometimes late for work and his boss--who is very strict--gets very angry when he is late. This past Friday Joe got to work two minutes before his start time. Joe thought, "Man, that was a close shave."

　

Exercises （練習）

More expressions about bad things that almost happen.

1. Shoko passed the test by the skin of her teeth. The passing score was 75 points, and she got __________ points.

A. 100

B. 95

C. 76

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2. We could also say, "Shoko passed the test ____________"

A. by some hair

B. by a hair

C. by hair